Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad.

The E.U. has called the election a sham, and President Alexander Lukashenko has said he’s “too busy” to even campaign.

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is all but certain to extend his more than three decades in power in ...

Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials ...

President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, a close ally of Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin, has been making signs of reaching out ...

A close ally of Vladimir Putin, Lukashenko has been nicknamed Europe’s last dictator, and has brutally cracked down on opposition figures and made the country a key staging ground for Russia’s war in ...

Belarus has "unilaterally" freed an American woman from detention, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Sunday, as the Kremlin-allied country held an orchestrated election poised to give ...

With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, 70-year-old Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is ...

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned another 15 prisoners shortly before the country's presidential election ...

As opposition-minded Belarusians will tell you, the country's presidential election on January 26 isn't a real election.

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The European Central Bank’s president responded Friday to U.S. President Donald Trump’s accusation of unfair trade treatment by the European Union by calling for ...

Davos 2025 was an unforgettable experience with the power of conversations around AI, Blockchain, and Quantum. Over the course of five days, I had the privilege of meeting CEOs, multiple heads of ...